Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are in discord again. The Cleveland hip-hop group, which reunited at the beginning of the year to record a fourth album, ousted Bizzy Bone last week after he walked off the stage during a performance, according to a group spokesperson. Bizzy reportedly took the stage intoxicated for the first night of Bone Thugs' headlining stint on the Grey Goose Tour at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill in New York's Times Square on September 17. "Bizzy Bone was dividing his time between a microphone and a flask, and as the concert progressed, he paid less and less attention to the microphone," New York Times writer Kelefa Sanneh explained in a review of the show. "He slumped over on the side of the stage and then, right before 'Notorious Thugs,' he staggered off." After the show, Layzie Bone told the paper the group had been having trouble with Bizzy and that he would no longer be a part of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. "You saw him, all drunk and passed out," Layzie said. "He didn't even make it through the show."
The Grey Goose Tour, which also features Eightball and MJG as well as Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boyz, has gone on without Bizzy, according to the spokesperson. This is not the first time Bizzy has had issues with Bone Thugs, who have been plagued with legal and personal hurdles since forming in 1994. When their last album, BTNHResurrection, was released in 2000, he refused to promote it because of a financial dispute with their record label, Ruthless. Bizzy has released two albums outside of the group, including The Game in March 2001. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are touring to promote Thug World Order, due October 29. The album features the current single "Get up and Get It," a collaboration with 3LW.
Grassroots Productions put down 'THE SHOW' this past weekend at Pico Rivera Sports Arena. The concert was off tha hook! Artists who performed where Burning Star, Planet Asia, Aceylone, Supernatural, Mystic, Beatnuts, Tha Liks, Jayo Felony, Raekwon, and Rakim.
Everyone put on a good show. Tha Liks pulled some ladies on stage and got them booty shakin. Jayo Felony dropped some new joint from his new album Hog Tied which is
coming soon. He also dropped some dope freestyles. One line from his freestyle
went: "Tell That Bitch Bleek that Memphis Is In Tennesee"..Napolean and Tash from tha liks performed with Raekwon. Rakim blew the doors down.
he did all of his classic songs. He said he was happy to be workin with Dr. Dre over at Aftermath and said his album would drop early 2003.
Suge Knight, CEO of Tha Row Records, has been hit with a lawsuit by a Clear Channel subsidiary for allegedly not allowing the company to remove a billboard located on the roof of Tha Row's offices at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and San Vicente Avenue in Los Angeles. Knight has been using the billboard to advertise the forthcoming debut release from Tha Row's Crooked I. The dispute arose when Knight and Clear Channel were unable to negotiate an extension to the original lease agreement, which expired in 2001, and when Clear Channel representatives were blocked from removing the billboard in August of 2002. Clear Channel Outdoor filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on September 10. Clear Channel's causes of action include: declaratory relief, specific recovery of property, quiet title, conversion, unfair business practices, defamation, intentional inferences with business, trade dress infringement, unjust enrichment, and fraud. Clear Channel maintains that the present billboard, which features a cartoon drawing of Crooked I on the toilet--has exposed them to contempt, ridicule, and obloquy. The company alleges that since the word "Eller," which is common to all of their billboards, can still be seen, the public might be confused. The parties are due in court on February 7, 2003, for a case-management conference that will attempt to resolve the issue before it goes to trial.
The Grey Goose Tour, which also features Eightball and MJG as well as Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boyz, has gone on without Bizzy, according to the spokesperson. This is not the first time Bizzy has had issues with Bone Thugs, who have been plagued with legal and personal hurdles since forming in 1994. When their last album, BTNHResurrection, was released in 2000, he refused to promote it because of a financial dispute with their record label, Ruthless. Bizzy has released two albums outside of the group, including The Game in March 2001. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are touring to promote Thug World Order, due October 29. The album features the current single "Get up and Get It," a collaboration with 3LW.
Grassroots Productions put down 'THE SHOW' this past weekend at Pico Rivera Sports Arena. The concert was off tha hook! Artists who performed where Burning Star, Planet Asia, Aceylone, Supernatural, Mystic, Beatnuts, Tha Liks, Jayo Felony, Raekwon, and Rakim.
Everyone put on a good show. Tha Liks pulled some ladies on stage and got them booty shakin. Jayo Felony dropped some new joint from his new album Hog Tied which is
coming soon. He also dropped some dope freestyles. One line from his freestyle
went: "Tell That Bitch Bleek that Memphis Is In Tennesee"..Napolean and Tash from tha liks performed with Raekwon. Rakim blew the doors down.
he did all of his classic songs. He said he was happy to be workin with Dr. Dre over at Aftermath and said his album would drop early 2003.
Suge Knight, CEO of Tha Row Records, has been hit with a lawsuit by a Clear Channel subsidiary for allegedly not allowing the company to remove a billboard located on the roof of Tha Row's offices at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and San Vicente Avenue in Los Angeles. Knight has been using the billboard to advertise the forthcoming debut release from Tha Row's Crooked I. The dispute arose when Knight and Clear Channel were unable to negotiate an extension to the original lease agreement, which expired in 2001, and when Clear Channel representatives were blocked from removing the billboard in August of 2002. Clear Channel Outdoor filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on September 10. Clear Channel's causes of action include: declaratory relief, specific recovery of property, quiet title, conversion, unfair business practices, defamation, intentional inferences with business, trade dress infringement, unjust enrichment, and fraud. Clear Channel maintains that the present billboard, which features a cartoon drawing of Crooked I on the toilet--has exposed them to contempt, ridicule, and obloquy. The company alleges that since the word "Eller," which is common to all of their billboards, can still be seen, the public might be confused. The parties are due in court on February 7, 2003, for a case-management conference that will attempt to resolve the issue before it goes to trial.